| isotach | (noun) a line joining points with constant wind speed. | - |
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| italic | (noun) a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right | - |
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| (noun) a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right | - |
| jactation | (noun) (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness | Synonyms: jactitation |
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| jactitation | (noun) (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness | Synonyms: jactation |
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| (noun) speaking of yourself in superlatives | Synonyms: boast, boasting, self-praise |
| (noun) (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) | - |
| jumpstart | (noun) starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car | Synonyms: jump-start |
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| junta | (noun) a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power | Synonyms: military junta |
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| juxtaposition | (noun) the act of positioning close together (or side by side) | Synonyms: apposition, collocation |
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| (noun) a side-by-side position | - |
| kaftan | (noun) a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant | Synonyms: caftan |
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| (noun) a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East | Synonyms: caftan |
| kalantas | (noun) Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood | Synonyms: Cedrela calantas, Philippine cedar, Philippine mahogany, Toona calantas |
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| katabolism | (noun) breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy | Synonyms: catabolism, destructive metabolism, dissimilation |
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| katamorphism | (noun) metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones | - |
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| kentan | (noun) east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals | Synonyms: devil lily, Lilium lancifolium, tiger lily |
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| keratalgia | (noun) pain in the cornea | - |
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| keratectasia | (noun) abnormal bulging of the cornea of the eye | - |
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| ketamine | (noun) a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP | Synonyms: Ketalar, ketamine hydrochloride |
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| kickstand | (noun) a swiveling metal rod attached to a bicycle or motorcycle or other two-wheeled vehicle; the rod lies horizontally when not in use but can be kicked into a vertical position as a support to hold the vehicle upright when it is not being ridden | - |
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| kitambilla | (noun) maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves | Synonyms: ketembilla, kitembilla |
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| (noun) a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India | Synonyms: Ceylon gooseberry, Dovyalis hebecarpa, ketembilla, ketembilla tree, kitembilla |
| kurta | (noun) a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama) | - |
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| labetalol | (noun) antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure) | Synonyms: labetalol hydrochloride, Normodyne, Trandate |
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| labiodental | (noun) a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth | Synonyms: labiodental consonant |
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| lactalbumin | (noun) albumin occurring in milk | - |
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| lactase | (noun) any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose | Synonyms: Lactaid |
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| lactate | (noun) a salt or ester of lactic acid | - |
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| lactation | (noun) feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast | Synonyms: suckling |
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| (noun) the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands | - |
| (noun) the period following birth during which milk is secreted | - |
| lamentation | (noun) the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief | Synonyms: mourning |
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| (noun) a cry of sorrow and grief | Synonyms: lament, plaint, wail |
| lantana | (noun) a genus of about 150 species of flowering shrub, commonly known as shrub verbenas or lantanas | - |
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| latakia | (noun) aromatic Turkish tobacco | - |
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| latanier | (noun) fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region | Synonyms: latanier palm |
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| leafstalk | (noun) the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf | Synonyms: petiole |
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| leoncita | (noun) small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail | Synonyms: lion marmoset, lion monkey, tamarin |
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| leotard | (noun) a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance | Synonyms: body suit, cat suit, unitard |
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| leotards | (noun) skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls | Synonyms: tights |
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| lepiota | (noun) any fungus of the genus Lepiota | - |
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| levitation | (noun) the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means | - |
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| (noun) movement upward in virtue of lightness | - |
| (noun) the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means | - |
| levorotation | (noun) rotation to the left | Synonyms: counterclockwise rotation |
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| lexicostatistics | (noun) a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language | - |
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| libertarian | (noun) someone who believes the doctrine of free will | - |
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| (noun) an advocate of libertarianism | - |
| libertarianism | (noun) an ideological belief in freedom of thought, speech and action | - |
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| libtard | (noun) A pejorative term for a liberal | - |
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| likuta | (noun) 100 makuta equal 1 zaire in Zaire | - |
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| limitation | (noun) an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) | Synonyms: restriction |
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| (noun) the quality of being limited or restricted | - |
| (noun) a principle that limits the extent of something | Synonyms: restriction |
| (noun) the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed | Synonyms: limit |
| (noun) (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought | - |
| litany | (noun) any long and tedious address or recital | - |
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| litas | (noun) the basic unit of money in Lithuania | - |
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| loadstar | (noun) something that serves as a model or guide | Synonyms: lodestar |
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| (noun) guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy | Synonyms: lodestar |
| lodestar | (noun) something that serves as a model or guide | Synonyms: loadstar |
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| (noun) guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy | Synonyms: loadstar |
| lontar | (noun) tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving | Synonyms: Borassus flabellifer, longar palm, palmyra, palmyra palm, toddy palm, wine palm |
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| lota | (noun) a globular water bottle used in Asia | - |
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| lovastatin | (noun) an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate | Synonyms: Mevacor |
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| lumpenproletariat | (noun) (Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement | - |
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| lutanist | (noun) a musician who plays the lute | Synonyms: lutenist, lutist |
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| lymphangiectasia | (noun) dilatation of a lymph vessel | Synonyms: lymphangiectasis |
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| lymphangiectasis | (noun) dilatation of a lymph vessel | Synonyms: lymphangiectasia |
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| magenta | (noun) a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta | - |
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| mainstay | (noun) the forestay that braces the mainmast | - |
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| (noun) a central cohesive source of support and stability | Synonyms: anchor, backbone, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin |
| (noun) a prominent supporter | Synonyms: pillar |
| maintainer | (noun) someone who upholds or maintains | Synonyms: sustainer, upholder |
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| mandatary | (noun) the recipient of a mandate | Synonyms: mandatory |
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| manhattan | (noun) a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters | - |
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| manifestation | (noun) a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) | Synonyms: demonstration |
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| (noun) a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing | - |
| (noun) expression without words | Synonyms: expression, reflection, reflexion |
| (noun) a clear appearance | - |
| (noun) an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) | Synonyms: materialisation, materialization |
| manta | (noun) extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned | Synonyms: devilfish, manta ray |
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| (noun) a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl | - |
| manzanita | (noun) chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America | - |
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| (noun) evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning | Synonyms: Arbutus menziesii, madrona, madrono |
| maranta | (noun) any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves | - |
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| margarita | (noun) a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice | - |
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| martagon | (noun) lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia | Synonyms: Lilium martagon, Turk's-cap |
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| mastaba | (noun) an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof | Synonyms: mastabah |
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| mastabah | (noun) an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof | Synonyms: mastaba |
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| mastalgia | (noun) pain in the breast | - |
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| matador | (noun) the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull | - |
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| matai | (noun) conifer of Australia and New Zealand | Synonyms: black pine, Podocarpus spicata, Prumnopitys taxifolia |
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| meditation | (noun) continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature | Synonyms: speculation |
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| (noun) (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects) | - |
| meditativeness | (noun) deep serious thoughtfulness | Synonyms: contemplativeness, pensiveness |
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| mellitate | (noun) a salt of mellitic acid. | - |
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| meltability | (noun) Capability of being reduced from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat. | - |
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| mentalism | (noun) (philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness | - |
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| mentality | (noun) mental ability | Synonyms: brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, wit |
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| (noun) a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations | Synonyms: mind-set, mindset, outlook |
| mentation | (noun) the process of using your mind to consider something carefully | Synonyms: cerebration, intellection, thinking, thought, thought process |
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| mephobarbital | (noun) a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy | Synonyms: Mebaral |
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| merchantability | (noun) the state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold | - |
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| metabola | (noun) insects that undergo complete metamorphosis | Synonyms: holometabola |
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| metabolism | (noun) the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Synonyms: metabolic process |
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| (noun) the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals | Synonyms: metamorphosis |
| metabolite | (noun) any substance involved in metabolism (either as a product of metabolism or as necessary for metabolism) | - |
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| metacarpal | (noun) any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers | Synonyms: metacarpal bone |
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| metacarpus | (noun) the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges | - |
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| metacenter | (noun) (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship | Synonyms: metacentre |
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| metacentre | (noun) (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship | Synonyms: metacenter |
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| metacyesis | (noun) pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus | Synonyms: eccyesis, ectopic gestation, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy |
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| metadata | (noun) data about data | - |
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| metagenesis | (noun) alternation of sexual and asexual generations | Synonyms: digenesis |
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| metaknowledge | (noun) knowledge about knowledge | - |
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| metal | (noun) any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. | Synonyms: metallic element |
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| (noun) a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten | Synonyms: alloy |
| metalanguage | (noun) a language that can be used to describe languages | - |
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| metalepsis | (noun) substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another | - |
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| metalhead | (noun) a fan of heavy metal music | - |
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| metallic | (noun) a yarn made partly or entirely of metal | - |
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| (noun) a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal | - |
| metallicity | (noun) The state of possessing a similar aural resonance to metal. | - |
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| metallurgist | (noun) an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals | Synonyms: metallurgical engineer |
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| metallurgy | (noun) the science and technology of metals | - |
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| metalware | (noun) household articles made of metal (especially for use at table) | - |
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| metalwork | (noun) the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner | Synonyms: metalworking |
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| (noun) the metal parts of something | - |
| metalworker | (noun) someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable) | Synonyms: smith |
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| metalworking | (noun) the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner | Synonyms: metalwork |
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